8-5 Muscle tissue

SKELETAL MUSCLE – 5

High-magnification images of longitudinally sectioned skeletal muscle fibers.
Hovering over or clicking on the image highlights the main components of the transverse bands.

In the upper image, several A bands are indicated, while the I bands are highlighted in light blue. The thin lines within the I bands are Z discs (indicated also in lower image.

Skeletal muscle. Staining: HE. High magnification.

Skeletal muscle. Staining: HE. High magnification.

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